taxpayer

American  

[taks-pey-er] / ˈtæksˌpeɪ ər /

noun

1. a person who pays a tax or is subject to taxation.

2. a temporary building that yields rent sufficient only to pay the taxes taxis tax on the property on which it stands.

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taxpayer British  

/ ˈtæksˌpeɪə /

noun

1. a person or organization that pays taxes or is liable to taxation

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Other Word Forms

• taxpaying noun

Etymology

Origin of taxpayer

First recorded in 1810–20; tax + payer

Example Sentences

It lays out what’s required to get generous tax breaks on sales, and it also shows just how deep the IRS can dig if it suspects taxpayers are skirting the law.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prasad is facing several personnel complaints from staff who found him abrasive and hard to work with, and taxpayers are paying for his commute from California to the FDA’s Maryland headquarters, The Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

DHS has asserted that the review process saved taxpayers billions of dollars.

From Salon

The goal is to make sure EU taxpayers' money is "used strategically to strengthen Europe's industrial base -- rather than subsidising Chinese overcapacity", said Neil Makaroff of the Strategic Perspectives climate think tank.

From Barron's

Chairman Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has said the committee's scrutiny of royal leases will "aid transparency in public-interest information, as part of its overall mission to secure value for money for the taxpayer".

From BBC

Related Words

• inhabitant
• national
• resident